Election Commission stops NaMo channel praises Modi

The new action comes just after restricting the Modi biopic

The Election Commission on Wednesday restricted airing of the 24-hour channel promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi,in the context of Model Code of Conduct.

Earlier, the Election Commissioner stopped the release of the Vivek Oberoi-starrer “PM Narendra Modi” till the national elections are over, the Election Commission said that any film “which has the potential to disturb the level playing field during the elections should not be displayed in the electronic media”, effectively banning the screening of the film, just a day before its release, coinciding with the start of elections.

“That any poster or publicity material concerning any such certified content, which either depicts a candidate (including prospective) for the furtherance (or purported to further) of electoral prospect, directly or indirectly, shall not be put to display in electronic media in the area where MCC (Model Code of Conduct) is in operation,” the Election Commission’s order had said.